The Taoyuan Ming Bible continues to tell the story of Emperor Guan's previous life:
"Knowing that the Warring States invaded the chaos, he ordered The Emperor Linfan to save all the people, the Jade Emperor gave the Emperor his name and surname, and Zi Xuwu turned to a loyal subject." Lintong explained that the princes were difficult, but they were absolutely adulterous to Qin and the heart of the country, Chu had no way, the wine was absurd, and Zhaoguan passed through this difficulty, and Wu Yue moved his sword. Emperor Dao was a filial son all his life and a loyal vassal for several lifetimes. The edict ordered the emperor to take charge of the Affairs of Qiantang and lead the tide day and night. The word "emperor" in the text refers to Guan Laoye himself, that is, the name of the Jade Emperor who sent Guan Laoye to the mortal world, which was given by the Jade Emperor, that is, Wu Zixu.
There is a biography of Wu Zixu in the "Chronicle of History", which records the life experience of Wu Zixu, a real character. According to the "Records of History", "Wu Zixu, Chu Renye, famous members. The father of the member is known as Wu Hao. Brother Wu Shang. His ancestor Wu Ju (吴舉), who directly advised King Zhuang of Chu, had a prominent appearance, so his later life was famous in Chu. King Chuping had the title of prince, Jian, making Wu Hao a taifu and Fei Wujie a young fu. The translation into the vernacular is: Wu Zixu is a Chu national, a famous member (yún, yun). Wu Yuan's father was called Wu Hao, and Wu Yuan's brother was called Wu Shang. That is, Zi Xu was the second son of Wu Luxury. His ancestor was named Wu Ju, and he was distinguished because he had just directly advised king Zhuang of Chu when he served him, so his descendants were very famous in the Chu kingdom. King Chuping had the title of crown prince and sent Wu Hao to be his concubine and Fei Wujie to be his young master.
Wu Zixu (559 BC - 484 BC), living in the late Spring and Autumn Period, history calls the Spring and Autumn Period "the period of annexation of nations", in which the powerful states of various princely states competed with each other, annexed weak countries, and were in turmoil. Therefore, the scriptures say that the reason why the Jade Emperor sent Guan Laoye to the netherworld was to "recognize the chaos of the Warring States invasion" and save the people from danger.
The verse is followed by a brief account of Wu Zixu's experiences and exploits. There are many historical and literary works that tell the story of Wu Zixu, the people are more familiar with it, if you are an opera lover, you are more familiar, a variety of operas have many plays involving Wu Zixu, there are many classic famous dramas.
Briefly speaking, Wu Zixu was the second generation of officials of the Chu State, and he was also an official himself, and he was also a loyal liang, and he did some good things for the country and the people. King Chuping had no way, Wu Zixu's father criticized and was killed, and Wu Zixu was also affected by Zhu Lian, and fled to the state of Wu with the help of people from all walks of life. Among them, Zhaoguan is difficult to pass, and overnight he is anxious and sad, with white hair and beard.
In the State of Wu, he helped King Wu deal with the court struggle, became the doctor of the State of Wu, and promoted the gradual strengthening of the State of Wu, as a general of the State of Wu, led his troops to defeat the State of Chu, avenged the whole family, and defeated the State of Yue, although loyal to the State of Wu, and was eventually killed by king Wu.
Guan Laoye returned to the Heavenly Court, and the Jade Emperor was very satisfied with his performance as Wu Zixu's life, gave him the evaluation of "filial piety all his life, and loyal subjects for several generations", and rewarded him, promoting him to the god who managed the Qiantang River and leading the Qiantang tide.
To this day, qiantang tide is still a very spectacular landscape, and many people come to see it. There are two major tides, and people say that the front is Wu Zixu, and the next is the language. In the Wu-Yue War, Wen Zhong was a major vassal of the Yue State and made great contributions to the victory over the Wu State and the restoration of the Yue State. After the victory, he was killed by the King of Yue, and like Wu Zixu, he was angry.
Research: "Zi Xu Five Turned into a Loyal Servant"
We mainly discuss the "five turns of ZiXu to be a loyal subject" in the scriptures, and the "five turns" are the five turns? There is also "a lifetime of filial piety, several lifetimes of loyal subjects", since it is only a lifetime, why divide the number of lifetimes?
Wu Zixu was born in a prominent family in the Chu state, his father was a high official, and he also became an official. At this time he was loyal to the then king of Chuping.
When King Chuping killed Wu Zixu's father and brother, and hunted down and killed Crown Prince Jian, Wu Zixu followed Jian and fled to Song, Zheng, and Jin, where he was loyal to the exiled Jian.
Later, Zheng Guo killed Jian, and Jian had a son named Sheng, and Wu Zixu was frightened, so he fled with Sheng to the State of Wu. The road to escape was difficult, and when we arrived in the Kingdom of Wu, there was no way out for a while, and it was also very poor to cultivate land in the countryside together. However, it still contains the meaning of Wu Zixu's support for Baosheng, and there is also a certain relationship between monarch and subject.
Wu Zixu helped Gongzi Guang to attack and assassinate The Wu King and establish himself, in order to protect the Wu King. After that, when he was the doctor of the State of Wu, he conspired with the state affairs, made meritorious achievements, and was loyal to the King of Wu.
In the Battle of Wuyue, Lu Lu died, and Wu Zixu continued to support his successor Fu Cha and destroy the Yue state. Later, he opposed Fu Cha's policy toward the Yue State and opposed the Wu State's struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains, so that he was killed by Fu Cha. Wu Zixu criticized Fu Cha for being patriotic and loyal to Wu Wang Fu Cha until his death.
In summary, Wu Zixu supported five in his lifetime, including three kings and two exiled princes. Therefore, it is said to be "five turns". Usually, assisting one emperor is counted as a "world", assisting two emperors is called "to the old minister", and assisting three emperors is called "three old ministers". Therefore, Wu Zixu can be counted as "several lifetimes".